Londoner's Post: Letters to Gog and MagogHutchinson, 1952 - 174 pages |
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Page 79
... literature . You never look back on the names familiar to all who read Latin . What is interesting to truly curious and bookish people might not exist for you . It is true . He has not the scholarly mind , and he has not the exhibi ...
... literature . You never look back on the names familiar to all who read Latin . What is interesting to truly curious and bookish people might not exist for you . It is true . He has not the scholarly mind , and he has not the exhibi ...
Page 99
... jeu the next . At first he is something novel ; in twelve months somebody still newer has ousted him ; he sinks either to popularity or to neglect . After a lapse of time he may become a rediscovery , possibly an 99 FASHIONS IN LITERATURE.
... jeu the next . At first he is something novel ; in twelve months somebody still newer has ousted him ; he sinks either to popularity or to neglect . After a lapse of time he may become a rediscovery , possibly an 99 FASHIONS IN LITERATURE.
Page 173
... literature ; . . . in short , possessing almost all desir- able possessions save one - to wit , money . Do you wonder that he described himself as " an intelligent voluptuary " ? That was his approach to life and literature . Was it ...
... literature ; . . . in short , possessing almost all desir- able possessions save one - to wit , money . Do you wonder that he described himself as " an intelligent voluptuary " ? That was his approach to life and literature . Was it ...
Contents
WHY READ THE CLASSICS? | 9 |
FINISHING A BOOK | 45 |
THE CONVERSATION OF AUTHORS | 51 |
Copyright | |
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